When I was 23 years-old, I had the opportunity to work for Commissioner of Agriculture Jim Graham working in his public affairs office with Jim Devine and June Brotherton. It was a real learning... Read More
With the departure of Medicaid Director Carol Steckel, the Governor and the Secretary of Health & Human Services have an excellent opportunity to hit the re-set button. It’s been a tough week for... Read More
The past few days in Raleigh have been a whirlwind no doubt. Most of the attention has been on the high-stakes poker game the Governor played with the Legislature and lost. The Republican lawmakers... Read More
Thursday, August 22 marks the 30th anniversary of the day when Lauch Faircloth saved my life and the lives of Leighton Elliott and Manuel Sowers. Mr. Faircloth was running for Governor and had been... Read More
News broke this week that the South Carolina Catawba Indian Tribe is seriously considering the purchase of a 45-acre tract of land in Cleveland County to establish a casino attraction just off... Read More
Imagine if you will that Governor Pat McCrory is a star wide-receiver playing for the Carolina Panthers in a Sunday afternoon NFL game. The Panthers are playing a longtime rival such as the... Read More
The past few nights I have slept a lot better knowing that the General Assembly is taking time to address the Sharia Law issue in North Carolina. Thank the Lord for that. Isn’t it evident that... Read More
I have been following what’s going on at the North Carolina State Legislature since 1976. In the summer of 1977, I served as a page for Governor Hunt and really started taking time to pay... Read More
Where are the free-market Republicans when you need them? You would think with Republicans firmly in control of the General Assembly, that the free-market advocates would be falling all over... Read More
As the legislative session drags on, the Governor is seeing his political stock on the rise. In January, when the General Assembly convened, the Senate went to great lengths to show the newly... Read More
